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Sam Hood's Sydney

6,370 photos1857–1987

6,370 historic photos for Sam Hood's Sydney, taken between 1857 and 1987, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 9 decades, with the most from the 1930s (3938). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1850s 1 1870s 2 1900s 2 1910s 26 1920s 300 1930s 3938 1940s 1545 1950s 555 1980s 1

1930s60 photos

Schoolgirl physical education champions at the Nestle Factory, Abbotsford, NSW, c. 1930s - Sam Hood1930sOn the see-saw at kindergarten, Alexandria, Sydney, 1934 - Sam Hood, c. 1934c. 1934Art Deco advertising, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sTwo young schoolboys wave their flags, 1934 - Sam Hood1934"Visit New Zealand" window, Union Line, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sDepression at 'Happy Valley', Brighton-le-Sands, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sBar, Carlton Hotel, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sCrew of the royal train for the Duke of Gloucester and 36 class locomotive, Orange, 27 November 1934 - Sam Hood1934Children's Day, free milk straight from the cow! Royal Easter Show, Sydney, c.1930s - Sam Hood1930sThe Grand Parade from the tower, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, c.1930s - Sam Hood1930sTiny Trixie Cab, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sCongorilla sideshow, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sHotpoint exhibit, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sCrowd and pavilions, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sChariot race, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sShakespearian play in the open air, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sNine girls in a Fox Films and Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple look-alike contest (100 pounds first prize won by Sybil Frederick of Marrickville), Sydney, 2 October 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Cat in the window, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sCat sitting on a radio, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sMen and women at ball, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sSydney Harbour Bridge pin, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sChild performers, Sydney, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sSewing for a production, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sUnloading set, Capitol Theatre, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sStudy of a girl with ringlets teaching her dog to sit up, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sGirl with a white angora rabbit, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sKids with their presents, ca. 1934 - by Sam Hood, c. 1934c. 1934Lucky customers, 25 December 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Children's Christmas party and Christmas tree, St. Anthony's House, Croydon, 15 Dec 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Santa Claus and children at the I.O.O.F. Christmas party, Bexley, 22 Dec 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Beach scene, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sBeach studies, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sAustralia bowler, Bill O'Reilly, demonstrates his famous grip, ca. 1932 - by Sam Hood, 19341934Armistice at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 1934 - photograph by Sam Hood1934HRH the Duke of Gloucester opened the War Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, November 1938 - photograph by Sam Hood, 19341934Bridesmaid and two flowergirls enter the church, St. Marks, Darling Point, c. 1930s by Sam Hood1930sA woman in the Botanic Gardens, 13 Sept. 1934, by Sam Hood1934EgonKischStrathaird1934SamHood1934Kischdomain1935, 19341934ALP How-to-Vote board outside the Town Hall, 19341934Physical Culture Class, 19341934Women tennis players, ca.1930s, Sydney, NSW, Sam Hood1930sTennis players, Nov 1934, Sam Hood1934Championship tennis (Miss Evelyn Dearman), 1934, White City, Rushcutters Bay, NSW, by Sam Hood1934Absent voters at the Town Hall. Erecting polling booth beside Town Hall with galvanised pipe and Downee fittings, 13 Sept. 1934 by Sam Hood1934Some VIPs sign the visitors' book before going up to the lookout. Two pylon hostesses in picture, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sPeople at the Show, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sViews of the Showground, pavilions and crowds, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sMassed floats, c. 1930s, by Sam hood1930sViews of the Showground, pavilions and crowds, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sViews of the Showground, pavilions and crowds, c. 1930s by Sam Hood1930sReception for the English Tennis Team, Australia Hotel, Sydney, 19 November 1934 - photographer Sam Hood1934Persian cat, 14 September 1934, Sam Hood1934North Bondi team march past, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sMan and woman on a Malvern Star abreast tandem bicycle, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sFour unemployed men of Randwick and Coogee with toy wooden aeroplanes made for Christmas 1934, 18 Dec 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Victory Theatre, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sKings, Bondi Beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sKings, Lindfield, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sFour men modelling hats in Pitt Street, 19341934
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